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Amos 8 · Grade 4

Ripe for Judgment

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Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit. God asked, Amos, what do you see? Fruit at the end of summer must be eaten soon. Then Yahweh said to me, The end has come on my people Israel.

Amos speaks to the greedy: Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail. They asked, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? They kept the holy days on the outside but cheated with false weights inside. They would buy the poor for silver. Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

The worst judgment is spiritual. Behold, the days come, says the Lord Yahweh, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh's words. They will run back and forth to seek Yahweh's word, and will not find it. People who refuse God's Word may one day long for it.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the summer fruit picture?

  2. Who did the greedy want to swallow up?

  3. How did they keep the holy days?

  4. What is the worst judgment?

  5. What may people who refuse God's Word do one day?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

summerGodbasketgrain
  1. Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a of summer fruit.
  2. asked, Amos, what do you see?
  3. Fruit at the end of must be eaten soon.
  4. They asked, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell ?

Think About It

  1. A famine of hearing Yahweh's words is the worst famine. Why is God's Word more needed than food?

  2. The merchants kept holy days but couldn't wait to cheat. How can we honor God in our work and not only on Sunday?

Memory Verse

“Behold, the days come,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh’s words.”

Amos 8:11 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word that feeds me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God's Word is a gift we should never take for granted. What can you do now to treasure the Bible?
  • How do you spend your Sunday?

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